National Examination Dates for PNG Schools in 2025

The national examination dates for PNG schools in 2025 are set. Grade 10 Written Expression exams are on June 5th, while Grade 12's are on August 4th. Grade 12 STEM exams occur from September 1st to 5th. Grade 10 exams take place from October 6th to 10th, followed by Grade 12 exams from October 13th to 17th. Lastly, Grade 8 exams are from October 20th to 23rd.

Listing of National Examination Dates for PNG Schools in 2025 

NO.	NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS	DATES
1	Lower Secondary School Certificate Written Expression (Grade 10)	Thursday 5 June 2025
2	Upper Secondary School Certificate Written Expression Exam (Grade 12)	Monday 4 August 2025
3	Grade 12 STEM Exams	Monday-Friday 1-5 September 2025
4	Lower Secondary School Certificate Exams (Grade 10)	Monday-Friday 6-10 October 2025
5	Upper Secondary School Certificate Exams (Grade 12)	Monday-Friday 13-17 October 2025
6	Certificate of Basic Education Exams (Grade 8)	Monday-Thursday 20-23 October 2025

Public Holidays in PNG 2025

The public holidays for PNG in 2025 include key dates such as New Year's Day on January 1st, and National Remembrance Day of the Late Former Prime Minister on February 26th. The King's Birthday is celebrated on June 17th, a notable public holiday. 

Good Friday and Easter holidays fall between April 18th to 21st. Key celebrations like Independence Day and Christmas are on September 16th and December 25th, respectively.  Boxing Day follows on December 26th.

Here are listings for Public Holidays in PNG

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DATES

• 1 New Year’s Day Wednesday, 1 January, 2025

• 2 National Remembrance Day of the Late Former Prime Minister, Great Grand Chief Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Thomas Somare Wednesday, 26 February, 2025

• 3 Good Friday Friday, 18 April, 2025

• 4 Easter Saturday Saturday, 19 April, 2025

• 5 Easter Sunday Sunday, 20 April, 2025

• 6 Easter Monday Monday, 21 April, 2025

• 7 King’s Birthday Tuesday, 17 June, 2025

• 8 National Remembrance Day Wednesday, 23 July, 2025

• 9 National Repentance Day Tuesday, 26 August, 2025

• 10 Independence Day Tuesday, 16 September, 2025

• 11 Christmas Day Thursday, 25 December, 2025

• 12 Boxing Day Friday, 26 December, 2025